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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Causes of Death, 1955—(contd.).
| Causes of Death | Sex | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. Diabetes | M. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| F. | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M. | 73 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 12 | 13 | 46 |
| F. | 99 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | 26 | 53 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M. | 118 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 36 | 37 | 42 |
| F. | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 16 | 30 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M. | 16 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| F. | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 11 | 4 | |
| 20. Other heart disease | M. | 71 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| F. | 127 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 89 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M. | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| F. | 35 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 6 | 24 | |
| 22. Influenza | M. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M. | 29 | 3 | – | – | – | 9 | 6 | 11 | |
| F. | 30 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 23 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M. | 70 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 21 | 25 | 22 |
| F. | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 11 | 13 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M. | 6 | – | 2 | – | -- | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| F. | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M. | 13 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M. | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M. | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | – |
| F. | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M. | 46 | 14 | – | – | 1 | – | 15 | 6 | 10 |
| F. | 52 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | 11 | 16 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M. | 9 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 34. All other accidents | M. | 12 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 3 | – |
| F. | 12 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | |
| 35. Suicide | M. | 13 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| F. | 6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |